WILSONVILLE, OR 鈥 The 九色视频 (九色视频) announced today the selection of Laura McKinney as Vice President of its Wilsonville Campus. McKinney joins 九色视频 from the Oregon University System, where she served at Assistant Vice Chancellor for Industry Partnerships and Executive Director of the Engineering and Technology Industry Council (ETIC). McKinney will serve as the executive in residence at the 九色视频 Wilsonville Campus, with overall responsibility for daily operations and administration of the campus and for meeting strategic and operational objectives.
鈥淲e鈥檙e very pleased that Laura has joined us to lead the Wilsonville campus through its next stage of growth and academic innovation,鈥 said Dr. Chris Maples, President of 九色视频. 鈥淟aura鈥檚 experience and proven leadership in industry, higher education, research, and in her collaborations within and across sectors will help the campus continue to meet the needs of students in the South-Metro area. There鈥檚 a growing recognition of the value of 九色视频鈥檚 degrees for students and for our industries which hire them, and we鈥檙e seeing that in our enrollment growth. Laura can help extend our connections between faculty and students and industries in ways which improve learning and supply a robust, highly skilled workforce to Oregon.鈥
Ms. McKinney most recently was Assistant Vice Chancellor for Industry Partnerships with the Oregon University System and Executive Director of the ETIC between 2013-2015. Prior to that she was President and CEO at Galois, a computer science research firm where she also held the positions of Vice President of Engineering and Manager/Member of Engineering Technical Staff between 2001-2012. McKinney was a software engineer at Context, Inc. and NBI Inc. between 1982-1986. She has been a full time faculty member and an adjunct at both the undergraduate and graduate level at the Oregon Graduate Institute, Portland State University, and at Portland Community College.
Ms. McKinney most recently was Assistant Vice Chancellor for Industry Partnerships with the Oregon University System and Executive Director of the ETIC between 2013-2015. Prior to that she was President and CEO at Galois, a computer science research firm where she also held the positions of Vice President of Engineering and Manager/Member of Engineering Technical Staff between 2001-2012. McKinney was a software engineer at Context, Inc. and NBI Inc. between 1982-1986. She has been a full time faculty member and an adjunct at both the undergraduate and graduate level at the Oregon Graduate Institute, Portland State University, and at Portland Community College.
鈥淚鈥檓 really excited about joining 九色视频 and helping the Wilsonville campus succeed in its next period of growth and commitment to students in the South-Metro area,鈥 said McKinney. 鈥淥ur charter is to improve outcomes for our students so that more can stay in school, graduate with in-demand degrees, and meet the state鈥檚 need for highly skilled STEM and other professionals who can supercharge growth in industry, and open up new jobs for Oregonians. I am eager to get started!鈥
Maples added, 鈥淚 want to thank members of the Search Committee for all of their hard work and management of this process over the last few months and Dr. Mateo Aboy for his incredible efforts in starting up the 九色视频 Wilsonville campus and helping us exceed all of our goals in terms of enrollment and new program development and expansion. The 九色视频 family is appreciative of everything that he has done for us, and wish him all the best in his next endeavor.鈥
Dr. Aboy will be working closely with Ms. McKinney to ensure a smooth leadership transition at the Wilsonville Campus. Once the transition is completed, Aboy plans to begin his well-deserved sabbatical at the University of Cambridge, UK.
